0319 Not only do I want to smear her, but I also want to conjure her spirit.

Su Ran held her phone with one hand and propped her chin with the other, a trace of icy curvature tugging at the corners of her lips.

"You have the nerve to settle accounts with Xinyan? Xinyan has defended you at every turn, even at home, she has never spoken a word against you. But what about you? You've opposed her at every opportunity, wanting to compete with her, and even slapped her face in public. She's a public figure, don't you know that doing so will tarnish her reputation?!"

Su Ran scoffed softly, sounding somewhat harsh to Su Hongde's ears.

Then, he heard her slow, leisurely tone again, cold and piercing to the bone.

"Tarnish her reputation? Do you have some misunderstanding about her persona, or are you questioning my methods? Does she even need me to tarnish her reputation? She's already as tainted as she can be."

At this point, Su Ran paused for a moment, and her casual tone rang out again, but to Su Hongde, it sounded utterly chilling.